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Local Enterprise Office

Local Enterprise Week 2019
From the 4th to the 8th of March, LEO Galway will run events all across the city and county to celebrate local enterprise.
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The search is on for Galway's Best Young Entrepreneur
We're looking for dynamic, innovative young business people from across Galway city and county to enter Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur 2019
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Irish Fashion Innovation Awards 2019
This year's awards ceremony takes place on March 14th at the Galmont Hotel.
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Get up to €2500 towards a new website
Business owners who want to create or upgrade their e-commerce website may be eligible for grant support
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BREXIT - make sure your business is ready
Free Brexit mentoring for Galway businesses - discover how to unlock new markets and protect your supply chains
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Unlock export markets with help from Local Enterprise Office Galway
The ‘Technical Assistance for Micro Exporters’ grant aims to help small businesses develop products and services for export
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Pre-Start
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Making it Happen
Peter Morrow of Skylark explains how Local Enterprise Office Galway helped him to streamline and futureproof his business
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Welcome to Local Enterprise Office Galway

We are here to help you to start your new business, expand an existing business or help you to reach new markets.

As the first stop shop for your business needs - we're #MakingItHappen

Training courses and workshops

The Local Enterprise Office provides a range of training courses that give small business owners practical skills for their business development. Click here for more.

Boost your Online Trade

Financial Assistance is one of many ways that Local Enterprise Office Galway tries to help businesses grow in the county. The Trading Online Voucher scheme is but one of many of these supports available to businesses.

Making It Happen

‘Brexit? With change comes opportunity.’ Working with Local Enterprise Office Galway has given Peter Morrow of Skylark Electric Attic Stairs a competitiveness boost, helping him future-proof his business.

Latest News

19/02/2019
LOCAL ENTERPRISE OFFICES NOW SUPPORTING OVER 36,000 JOBS AND 7,000 SMALL IRISH BUSINESSES...
The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) 2018 jobs figures, announced today by Heather Humphreys T.D. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and Pat Breen T.D., Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, show that 36,666 people are employed by 7,164 Local Enterprise Office supported companies...
15/02/2019
Local Enterprise Office Galway clients created 111 jobs in 2018...
111 jobs were created by Local Enterprise Office Galway supported companies last year. This is an increase of 11% since 2017....
05/02/2019
Brexit Advisory meeting - February 14th at the Clayton Hotel...
With Brexit fast approaching, Enterprise Ireland's next Brexit Advisory Clinic is taking place in the Clayton Hotel in Galway on February 14th....
05/02/2019
Agile Innovation Fund - Upcoming Information Events
The Agile Innovation Fund allows companies to access up to 50% in support for product, process or service development projects with cost of up to €300,000....
04/02/2019
Applications now open for GMIT New Frontiers Start-Up programme...
New Frontiers is Ireland’s national entrepreneur development programme, delivered locally by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology & funded by Enterprise Ireland...
31/01/2019
€50k Competitive Start Fund applications now open
Open to start-ups, active in the Manufacturing & Internationally Traded Services sectors.
28/01/2019
Apply now for National Enterprise Awards
The NEAs celebrate the achievements of Ireland’s top small businesses and micro-enterprises from all parts of the country...
23/01/2019
Up your business game with our short courses
Local Enterprise Office Galway is providing a programme of one to two day workshops for budding entrepreneurs and small business owners....
22/01/2019
Berina Kelly Jewellery highly commended at international showcase...
Salthill woman Berina designs and makes exhibition and collectable pieces in precious metals, using contemporary applications....
21/01/2019
€2 Million Investment Fund for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2019...
Today, Thursday 17th January, Heather Humphreys T.D., Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation together with Pat Breen T.D., Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, launched the search for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneurs (IBYE) 2019....
11/01/2019
Buyers from 26 countries set to visit Showcase
Buyers from 26 countries set to visit Showcase “The Local Enterprise Showcase at Showcase opens up a whole world of opportunity for our Local Enterprise Office clients,” Kieran Comerford, Local Enterprise Offices Showcase – Ireland’s Creative Expo® returns to the RDS, Dublin from Sunday, 20th to Wednesday, 23rd January 2019....
10/01/2019
Record year for jobs in Enterprise Ireland backed companies...
215,207 people are now employed by Enterprise Ireland supported companies
10/01/2019
Search begins for Galway's Best Young Entrepreneur
10/01/2019
Application workshop for Competitive Start Fund
WestBIC and Enterprise Ireland will host a CSF Workshop for interested applicants on Monday January 28th from 12.30pm at Galway Technology Centre...
07/01/2019
The search is on for Galway's Best Young Entrepreneur
The LEO Galway team is looking for dynamic, innovative young business people from across Galway city and county to enter the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur 2019 competition. ...
17/08/2015
Start Your Own Business Training
Over 8 sessions, you'll learn the fundamentals of starting a business, and also whether your own business idea is viable. ...

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Case Studies

19/11/2018
Skylark electric foldaway attic stairs...
Working with Local Enterprise Office Galway has helped Skylark to future-proof their business. ...
28/09/2018
Clean Cut Meals
22/08/2018
Gran Grans Foods
'Keep positive. Believe in your capabilities. Everybody is born with a gift and with consistency and hard work you will achieve your objectives.'...
14/09/2018
Cormac Tagging
Cormac Tagging is a family run business with a successful 30 year track record in agri business sector....
13/09/2018
OnePageCRM tours the UK
Michael (of OnePageCRM) covered the length and breadth of the UK on the CEO Tour 2018....
22/08/2018
Irish Socksciety
'Positive and humble attitude are the key whether it's towards your customer, product or your own self.'...
21/08/2018
Peppermint
Joanna Cronin founded Peppermint a few years ago, designing and making high-end costume and semi-precious jewellery in her workshop in Galway....
26/07/2018
Solaris
Solaris Botanicals creates organic teas and health-related products for export to mainland Europe, Scandinavia and the United Arab Emirates....
26/07/2018
Dia Nia
In 2016, Dia Nia secured 2 million euro in seed funding, and announced that it would create 20 new jobs....
26/07/2018
Bowl a Granola
An avid cookery fan, Siobhán started making her own organic granola because she found many of the commercially available brands too sweet for her taste....
26/04/2016
Jethro Sheen – A Passion for Stone
Jethro Sheen has created an oasis of calm and beauty in his showrooms in the old fever hospital in Gort....
08/12/2015
Local Food & Craft Gift Fair 2015
Coverage of the local food and craft gift fair at the Blackbox theatre on 14/15 Nov...
20/01/2015
ExOrdo - A Galway Success Story
Ex Ordo is a technology company that helps academics to manage research events....
13/05/2015
O'Halloran Wood Turners
Ambrose and Brid have been woodturning in their studio in Cregboy for the past twenty years ...
03/04/2015
The Friendly Farmer
The Friendly Farmer aka Ronan Byrne produces his free range meat and especially poultry from the families 35 acre farm outside Athenry...